Rytuały a teksty sakralne. Ku instytucjonalizacji tekstów w judaizmie
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2008
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Wydział Teologiczny UAM
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Rituals and Sacred Texts. Towards an Institutionalization of Texts in Judaism
Abstract
The article deals with the problem of formation of the canon of the Hebrew Bible on the level
of correlation between the cultic institutions that formed the basis of ancient Near Eastern religions
and the theological concepts inscribed into the text of the Hebrew Bible. The proposed approach is
an attempt to find a new paradigm in the discussion on the uniqueness of the religion of ancient
Israel. Recognition of theological concepts inscribed into sacred writings that finally substitute some
of the functions of cultic institutions might provide an explanation o f the peculiarities o f the contents
and form of the canon, both on the level of the whole scripture as well as particular stories.
This article is part of a wider project whose aim is to describe the connection between the
Hebrew Bible / Old Testament and the religion of Israel in biblical times. The idea of the project
embraces multiple directions of research: the problem of formation and transmitting of the texts of
the canons; the reasons why the stories, as well as the Bible as one whole, were written and transmitted
in this particular content and form; the rules o f writing the text and transmitting it in the
written version; multiplicity o f canons and their connections with the communities; the specifics o f
the Hebrew canon against the Old Testament canon; the issue o f continuity between the religion of
ancient Israel, Judaism of the Second Temple period, Christianity and rabbinic Judaism.
The proposed approach underscores the fact that a canon does not exist without a community
which is responsible for its creation and cultivation, therefore, it cannot be interpreted apart from
it. On the other hand, it is the canon that protects the identity of the community, therefore, its hermeneutics
must comply with the community’s self understanding.
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Hebrew Bible, Old Testament, sacred canon, cultic institution
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Poznańskie Studia Teologiczne, T. 22, 2008, s. 7-20